2000 Lincoln LS Other / unspecified Problems

I HAVE A 2000 LINCOLN LS, 6 MONTHS BACK TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP CAUSE OF SQUEAKING NOISES, DEALER FIXED RIGHT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT...... TWO MONTHS LATER HAVING SAME PROBLEM ONLY ON LEFT SIDE, I NOTICED IT OUT OF NOWHERE, THE CAR STARTED JERKING TO THE OTHER DIRECTION WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL STRAIGHT....VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING WITH FAMILY......WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? THEY SAY MY CAR IS NOT APART OF THE RECALL, BUT IM VERY AFRAID TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR, UNSURE OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE...I NOTICE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AS THE BALL JOINT RECALL FOR 2000 LS BUT LOT OF LINCOLN LS 2000 NOT ON RECALL, WHY? *TR

NHTSA ID

10303478

Incident

Jul 23, 2009

Mileage

98,100 mi

NOTICED THE CARS RIGHT SIDE WAS MAKING A NOISE BUT BRAKES AND TIRE WAS FINE THEN THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT STUD FRACTURED JUST AS THE RECALL FOR THIS MODEL SAYS AND DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH BUT COULD HAVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10233024

Incident

Jul 1, 2008

Mileage

145,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LUG NUT WRENCH DID NOT FIT THE LUG NUTS ON THE WHEELS WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE THE WHEELS OFF. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THE CONTACT BUY NEW LUG NUTS. *AK UPDATED 8/16/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10164207

Incident

Aug 2, 2006

Mileage

75,000 mi

MY 2000 LINCOLN LS HAS ALLREADY BAD FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AT 42000 MILES. THE LEFT SET HAS BEEN REPLACED A MONTH AGO (SEEMS THAT THE BEARINGS WERE NOT PROPERLY GREASED AT ASSEMBLY PLANT) AT A COST OF OVER $200.00 AND NOW THE RIGHT HAND BEARING IS FAILING.THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE WHEEL TO COME OFF AT GREAT PERIL TO THE PERSONS IN THE VEHICLE (INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH)

NHTSA ID

10128888

Incident

Jul 15, 2005

Mileage

41,500 mi

SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING - GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY. HEADLIGHT COVERS COLLECT MOISTURE. AIRBACK LIGHT ON - WAS QUOTED APPROXIMATELY $500 TO FIX. DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE - $85 TO DETERMINE THAT THE LATCH IS WORN OFF & AGAIN AN ESTIMATE FOR $850 TO FIX THE HANDLE. THREE OUT OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOWS DROPPED DOWN & HAD TO BE FIXED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SEATBACKS HAVE FALLEN OFF. DRIVER SEAT MAKES NOISE WHEN GOING/SLIDING BACK. ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS I WAS UNABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE WHEN COMING TO A STOP - CAR KEPT ON ROLLING & I COULD NOT PRESS THE BRAKE. LOUD NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 45-55MPH WHICH I WAS TOLD IS "NORMAL".*AK

NHTSA ID

10062805

Incident

Mar 21, 2004

I PURCHASED THE 2000 LINCOLN LS IN NOVEMBER 2002. I HAVE HAD BREAK TROUBLE AT THE COST OF $1000. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE CAR HAS HAD CATOSTROPHIC DAMAGE AND WOULD BE BETTER OFF BUYING A NEW ENGINE. I'M HIGHLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS OCCURRENCE AND REQUEST AN IMMEDIATE RESOLUTION TO MY CONCERNS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10049675

Incident

Dec 4, 2003

Mileage

75,000 mi

~BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED ~DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DOESN'T WORK ~DRIVER SIDE DOOR CONTROL STRAP BROKE ~VEHICLE TRANSMISSION MISSES GEAR GOING UP INCLINES ~VEHICLE MISFIRES AND ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AT TIMES, DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG ~REPLACE BACK RIGHT SIDE AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS AFTER FAILURES ~MOONROOF SWITCH WENT BAD ~LUG NUTS ON VEHICLE STRIP EASILY, HAVE TO REPLACE MOST OF THEM ~SHIFTS EXTREMELY ROUGH FROM REVERSE TO PARK ~ENGINE IDLE SOUND TERRIBLE FOR A LUXURY CAR, EVER AFTER DEALER TUNE UP ~HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE GASKETS, COOLANT LEAKED INTO ENGINE BLOCK CONTAMINATING THE OIL ~HEADLIGHTS FOG OVER AFTER ANY PRECIPITATION, VERY DANGEROUS ~LOWER FRONT BUMPER IS SEPARATING FROM THE UPPER BUMPER

NHTSA ID

10025376

Incident

Dec 21, 2000

Mileage

70,000 mi

THE JACK PROVIDED WITH THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED AFTER TIRE WAS REMOVED ALLOWING THE CAR TO CRASH TO THE GROUND. I WAS NOT NEAR THE CAR AT THE TIME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AFTER EXAMING THE JACK ,THE JACK WAS BENT IN HALF . THIS IS A SCISSORS TYPE JACK, WAS NOT EXTENDED VERY HIGH AS THIS CAR SITS LOW TO THE GROUND .THE QUALITY AND STRENGHT OF THE JACK IS QUESTIONABLE. FORTUNATELY , THERE WAS NO INJURY AND ONLY DAMAGE TO THE REAR DISC WHICH I INTEND TO REPORT TO THE DEALER AND FORD MOTOR CO. *AK

NHTSA ID

757212

MY WIFE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT YESTERDAY, BUT WITHOUT THE V.I.N. MOTOR TREND'S CAR OF THE YEAR HAD A MAJOR FAILURE WHILE I WAS DRIVING, FORTUNATELY IN A PARKING LOT, AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THERE WAS A SPONTANEOUS LOSS OF CONTROL (THERE WAS NO CONTACT WITH ANYTHING ELSE), FOLLOWED BY PARTIAL DETACHMENT OF THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF FRACTURE OF A BOLT SECURING THE LOWER CONTOL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS RENDERED UNDRIVEABLE, AS THE WHEEL WAS TURNED 90 DEGREES. OBVIOUSLY, A SIMILAR INCIDENT AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED WOULD LIKELY HAVE RESULTED IN MAJOR INJURY. I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REPORT THIS TO YOU BECAUSE, INCREDIBLY, IT IS FORD MOTOR CO.'S POLICY NOT TO DO SO AUTOMATICALLY!

NHTSA ID

732229

Incident

Sep 21, 2000